Siddhartha Talya

Pitch problem must be settled at the top

Kunal Pradhan, writing in the Indian Express , places the blame for India's problem with poor pitches on those on the upper end of the hierarchy

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Cook does not need captaincy burden

Nasser Hussain, in his daily dossier in the Daily Mail , lauds Alastair Cook for his century in Durban, attributing the knock to his mental strength, but adds that players and experts alike must not burden him with the talk of captaincy.

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No need to cheerlead Windies effort

Orwin Davidson, writing in Stabroek News , argues for caution in the confidence and optimism generated by West Indies' impressive performance in Australia

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Bond's absence will hurt New Zealand

The New Zealand-Australia series scheduled for February and March next year appeared to have in the ingredients for a riveting contest until Shane Bond and Iain O'Brien announced their retirements, writes Chris Rattue in the New Zealand Herald .

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Rewind to 1956-57

Christopher Martin-Jenkins, in the Times , looks back on England's tour of South Africa in 1956-57 and compares it with the one underway

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Swann on song

Graeme Swann is very much likely to end 2009 as the second-highest wicket-taker

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Bell must trust his instincts

David Gower, writing in the Sunday Times , says Ian Bell has to score well in Durban to get pressure off his back amid questions over his place in the side

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No runaway best in Test cricket

Shane Warne, writing in the Times , says there is little to choose between what he reckons are the top four teams at the Test level, and gone are the days when there was one team, like the West Indies in the eighties and Australia for much of the

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A tough call at the toss

Mike Atherton, writing in the Times , says Andrew Strauss could be confronted with a tricky choice at the toss for the second Test in Durban

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England's mixed decade

Simon Hughes, writing in the Daily Telegraph , recaps England's performance in the noughties, the highs and the lows, and concludes that the lack of quality players in the line-up as well as the domestic circuit would ensure that the team will

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

What keeps Tendulkar going?

Dileep Premachandran, in his blog in the Guardian , says Sachin Tendulkar's attitude and passion for the game motivates him to give it his best in each match, irrespective of where it is being played or who he's playing against.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Cricket and football need to embrace review system

James Lawton makes a case for cricket and football, sports that often haven't gone hand in hand, to embrace the review system, despite the glitches, to rid the games of the "worst examples of failed justice." Read his article in the Independent .

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Swann soars

Graeme Swann's all-round heroics were England's only challenge to the euphoria surrounding Makhaya Ntini's 100th Test, writes James Lawton in the Independent .

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Breaking new ground in umpiring

Once a male bastion, cricket today has made rapid strides in the women’s game, though one aspect of it still remains, perhaps not necessarily intended that way, an exclusive preserve of men – Umpiring

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Coaches need to adopt Kirsten's approach

Makarand Waingankar, writing in the Hindu , says a coach has to be open-minded and studious about his team's performance to win the faith and trust of the players, something Gary Kirsten has done with India.

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India need a bowling superstar to justify No.1 ranking

One doesn't need to look at the rankings table to identify a champion side, writes Simon Briggs in the Daily Telegraph

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Do away with concept of neutral umpires

Mark Benson's abrupt exit from the Test series in Australia is an indication of the strain umpires experience by constantly travelling overseas, writes Simon Wilde in the Times

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After Ntini, who?

No sportsman in South Africa unites the nation as much as Makhaya Ntini does, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent , and there is much to celebrate when he plays his 100th Test on December 16

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England make their mark in ODIs

Mike Atherton, writing in the Times , says England are finally emerging from their limited-overs shadows with a series win in South Africa

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No referral system foolproof

The Adelaide Test and the speculation surrounding Mark Benson's exit was an indication that the Umpire Decision Review System had its pitfalls, writes Mike Selvey in the Guardian

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